Elevated Studios

Specialties

The mission of Elevated Studios is to use martial arts as a vehicle to help people gain and maintain a healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally. Through martial arts, Elevated Studios seeks to build a community of character-​rich people.

Elevated Studios will help students to develop self-​discipline, high self-​esteem, a positive outlook, a spirit of constant improvement, and an attitude that refuses to give up. These values and life skills will lead to remarkable improvements in academics, careers, and relationships literally making a better community one Black Belt at a time.

History

Established in 2014.

Celebrating the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Meet the Business Owner

Stephen P.

Business Owner

Stephen Plyler is the owner and head instructor of Elevated Studios in Wilmington, Delaware. After over a decade of dedicated training, he earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu from Phil and Rick Migliarese in 2013. The Migliarese brothers are the founders of Balance Studios, headquarted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and have been paramount in Stephen’s high-​level training style. Today, with more than15 years of training experience, Stephen continues to take weekly trips to train with his coaches. His passion for the art shows when he trains as well as when he is teaching.

While Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu is Stephen’s primary passion, he has worked hard to become a well-​rounded martial artist. For over a decade he was the head instructor at Ernie Kirk’s Premier Martial Arts. During this time, Stephen earned his 2^nd degree black belt in Krav Maga, 4^th degree black belt in Premier Martial Arts, and 2^nd degree brown belt in Judo under Joe Condello. These exposures and experiences have